And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
What does 1 Kings 19:20 mean?
Elijah found Elisha by Divine direction, not in the schools of the prophets, but in the field; not reading, or praying, or sacrificing, but ploughing. Idleness is no man's honour, nor is husbandry any man's disgrace.
Key themes
PrayerWisdomJustice and mercyTemple
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Keep this verse inside 1 Kings 19:19-21 and alongside a few nearby related passages.